Andrew Balding’s Grand Providence is the current market leader in the latest Chester Cup odds for the 2024 renewal, which takes place on the final day of Chester’s May Meeting on Friday 10th May. Third at Newbury on her seasonal reappearance last month the daughter of Nathaniel is sure to improve for that first run of the campaign and she is the current 8/1 market leader in what is a hugely competitive betting heat.
The toughest handicap puzzle of the week, the Chester Cup can often attract a big field and a multitude of runners will fancy their chances and another prominent figure is Michael Bell’s Duke Of Oxford, who was last seen finishing second in the All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap and looks to be a stayer on the upgrade.
Chester Cup Trends – Key Findings and Two Tips for Chester Meeting Highlight
Fresh off the back of an incredibly close trends tip second in the 1,000 Guineas and a winner of the Bet365 Gold Cup before that, Dave Young has taken a look at the key stats for finding the winner of the Chester Cup. 200 years on from its first running in 1824, the Chester Cup…
Tue 07 May 2024Former Cheltenham Festival winner and Cesarewitch Handicap hero The Shunter is a fascinating entry and the 11-year-old is around the 10/1-12/1 mark with the bookmakers, while 2022 winner Falcon Eight and 2023 champion Metier are both entered for the race again and are hovering around 16/1, 20/1 for the title again on the Roodee.
Eight in the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak in France last season, Novel Legend will be in much calmer waters on Friday, should he take his chance in the line-up for James Fanshawe and that class act is 12/1, while the Balding team will not only be represented by Grand Providence, but they could also saddle Aztec Empire, who is 10/1 with the bookmakers.
One of the highlights this month, the Chester Cup is the showpiece event of a cracking three-day fixture at Chester races and the 2024 could be a tougher-than-ever betting heat for punters to try and work out.
Latest 2024 Chester Cup Odds
| Horse | Trainer | Best Odds |
| Grand Providence | Andrew Balding | 8/1 |
| Duke Of Oxford | Michael Bell | 10/1 |
| Aztec Empire | Andrew Balding | 10/1 |
| Novel Legend | James Fanshawe | 12/1 |
| The Shunter | Emmet Mullins | 12/1 |
| Prince Alex | Dominic Ffrench-Davis | 12/1 |
| Zoffee | Hugo Palmer | 16/1 |
| Emiyn | Declan Carroll | 16/1 |
| Falcon Eight | Dermot Weld | 16/1 |
| Magellan Strait | Joseph O’Brien | 16/1 |
| 20/1 BAR |
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